翻译

本例的Colt意为“柯尔特式自动手枪”，此名源自手枪发明者（美国人）的姓氏。

cold turkey（美国俚语）用作名词时意为“绝对的失败者”、“莽撞”等；用作副词时意为“直截了当地”、“开门见山地”。

［例句］　He is the cock of the walk.
［误译］　他像只走动着的公鸡。

A: What is the air fare?
B: Coach or first class?

［例句］　A coat of mail is made of interlinked metal rings.
［误译］　邮包是用许多互连金属环做成的。

［例句］　Anne and Ervin were clicking.
［误译］　安妮和欧文在发吸气音。

［例句］　When was Theron sent to the clearing hospital?
［误译］　西伦什么时候被送到了那家明亮的医院？

［例句］　Mr. King is a clean author.
［误译］　金先生是个爱清洁的作家。

［例句］　These clean missiles were made by them.
［误译］　这些清洁的导弹是他们制造的。